Answers for "php character number"

get number of chars ina string php

$name = "Perú"; // With accent mark
echo strlen($name); // Display 5, because "ú" require 2 bytes.

$name = "Peru"; // Without accent mark
echo strlen($name); // Display 4

how to echo only certain character number in php

$temp = substr($temp, 0, 5);
echo "$temp...";